I love your hair! The ratio of follicles to paste is just perfect. Please make a video about how many grams of product went into your hair, the hydration level of your hair after getting out of shower and prior to applying. Also, do you warm up your hands first? If so, how hard is the friction and for how long? I’ve got an important job interview coming up and I want to look good. It’s for Starbucks. Cheers, Mate.

James is like the David Attenborough of the coffee world.

"How to dial it in: 1) Try it. 2) know which of the 20 factors is wrong. 3) fix it". So simple.

I could spend all day watching this man making coffee and explaining things.

I have a Sage Barista Express, decent coffee beans, scales, leveler. Just need a James Hoffmann for an afternoon.

IDEA: A video on a christmas shopping list for people who want to head down the coffee rabbit hole.

Loving this series, super helpful for us home baristas, and it's nice to see your process. Cheers from the Philippines!

I like that you have a different language version of the world atlas of coffee in each video. Waiting for the Dutch version!

“We’ve just nailed it straight out of the gate, which is not helpful” 😂

Yess finally episode 2!! Been waiting for this. I love this series! It really helps me, a beginning barista, to get better at dialing in different expresso roasts.

Having worked in a bakery, these videos make me feel like a giddy new employee whose boss takes a moment to muse on the "secrets" - the finer details. Thanks James.

I love this series, James. Thank you for the great work. You have helped me make such great improvements on my coffee. Cheers!

These videos have been very interesting and valuable. I find the hardest part about dialing in espresso is actually the tasting and determining where it can improve. Have you considered making a video that could give some tips on developing your palette?

Got the same machine James. Your video enabled me to pull improved shot out of this machine. Thanks

James you're simply the best! Amazing work. Thank you

I am still waiting for my first espresso machine to arrive in the mail and I have been binge watching all your videos! Everything is so informative and such high quality. Plus it is fun to see your personal touch and opinion on things. Great work! Thank you so much!

Thanks for making such awesome content, James! Even after making espresso for a few years I still struggle with dialing in and you make it feel much simpler. Also, just ordered a cup! Can't wait to use it.

I really enjoyed your videos! I’m looking forward to see the episode 3. Thanks for doing it!

"we've just nailed it straight out of the gate" 😎👌

I started into the world of Espresso recently and i love this series!

I really like it a lot that you're explaining why you're doing what you're doing with the coffee to improve the taste. That's pretty helpful for me being an at-home-barista :)

James, you're simply the best coffee connoisseur out there👌☕

Right now I’m learning to brew with my Flair, this series is so helpful!

Just been smashing my way through many of your series, starting to really get an idea of what a magnificent brew tastes like. Thank you #JamesHoffmann. PS, those small designer cup n saucer look fantastic.

I can't be the only one that wants audio books read by James?

Classical advice: only change one variable at a time. James Hoffman: I'm gonna change multiple variables on the fly!

I saw your cup collaboration on your instagram! The design is soooo cute! I'm glad you used it for this video.

I think ot's fascinating to watch an expert like James dial it in. I'm not quite a beginner, but a novice by comparison, and wouldn't have known to do that last step at all. Very cool.

Tip: You can time the pre-infusion time yourself by pressing (and holding) the Manual key. As long as you hold the manual button pre-infusion will take place, as soon as you let go the full pressure of the pump starts to hit the coffee. This also influences the taste a lot as i have experienced. Nice to play with while dialing in for the best espresso!

Could we please get more videos like this? It really seems like James is having fun dialing the coffee in and it's a bit more off the cuff. Thank you!

Awesome series. Would love to see a video/series on "How I Dial in A Pourover"

The Barista Express - All In One Espresso Machine has got to be one of the most common espresso machines, It would be amazing if you could do a video on how to pull good shots with just this. Many of us don't have the money / time/ counter space to have separate grinders and such. If you could do a video on how to get the most of the Breville Barista Express, without having to use all these other devices, that I think would be great content for all!

and I see that you addressed temperature in this one - great!

Since I drink coffee and my last name is COFFEE I’m so glad I stumbled on this video. Wow. Really simple to follow explanations as great video

I love how experienced you are you became able to troubleshoot every mistake you find and every time you’re correct! Its like Matthew McConaughey in true detective but its british and about coffee 🤣

Really sorting out my limited coffee knowledge, James. Thanks.

Between your videos and the coffee and crime time I watch I finally broke down and bought an espresso machine. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done :-) thank you for your content as always

Great series and very informational. I like weighing the coffee out verses just extraction time and grind

Luv the Breville/Sage Dual Boiler.

The tamp. The machine. The grinder. The cup. Everything is so cool!

I've had some Bourbon aged coffee, very special, like James said when he opened the bag, strong vanilla notes !

From "eww" to "delicious". It goes to show that the first taste of your beans doesn't necessarily that they are bad. A few adjustments later and it's delish. Thanks James. I am totally new to brewing speciality coffee (started today actually) and your videos are so helpful and clear.

James pretty much is as close as it gets to something like a "coffee scientist". I love it.

"This tamp is the commemorative 2007 world barista championship tamp", doesn't mention the fact that he won said championship lol. So humble. Great videos!

FYI: For this machine: You can change the timer from "Time" to "Volume". Thats what I did since I wanna get the same amount out. If I extract too quick/long for my amount I will instantly see it on the shot timer. As long as the flow is not completely off its pretty accurate.

Very useful video thank you!

Only just saw this video (have watched quite a few of yours 😊), tried out lowering the temperature by 2 degrees and... for the first time in 3 years with my Barista Express I am getting the perfect (!) espresso. I'm over the moon! Instead of drinking my so so (compromised version of) espresso, I'm now thoroughly enjoying a silky smooth, syrupy, dark brown, nutty, chocolaty not too hot, not too cold and without bitter aftertaste super espresso. I have to say, the lowering the temperature makes so much sense, and yet no one else online seems to address this aspect in connection to the pull. Thanks, James. Keep geeking out (🤟) on coffee/espresso, and please keep sharing it in your articulate and inspiring ways. It's so helpful.

Really interesting as always... Big fan!

I love watching you pour espresso

Wow, awesome helpful Video. Thank you james

That cup and saucer are the most interesting and beautiful I’ve ever seen. If you can produce more of those, you could sell many more for whatever purpose you and the artist would wish to fund with the sales. I would buy a set of four!

I'm not in the most amazing position as a student. I've got nice pre-ground coffee that's fine enough for espresso, and an espresso machine- a DeLonghi Dedica with an aftermarket portafilter & basket- but no grinder. These have really helped me get the most of the coffee and machine I've got. Currently working on a 20g dose in and 38-42g out with a dark roast Sumatran coffee.

That’s so brilliant!

Can confirm, espresso does taste 10% better with fancy cup :) Seriously, I love it so much! It adds the extra bit of appreciation to my morning espresso.

You can configure the Sage/Breville Dual Boiler to pour by volume rather than by time if that is what you prefer.

Learned something new today. Thanks! Also, i like how at 3:21 the video got blurry and ( inset ) a chart. I like little details like that in a content. 👍👍

Great video as ever James - would love a 'how to dial in video' for aeropress - always use the same method for making aeropress coffee as I have no idea how each variable changes the taste etc.

watching this video while sipping a espresso I just brewed....Love your channel

Very interesting thanks for all the details

Love this, thank you so much for your help! :)

Bourbon barrel coffee. Amazing stuff.

This video is brilliant thank you

very informative indeed. thank you very much.

Best explanation I've seen on the whole planet ! Just what I need to know, so I can get started. There's a lot to learn, but I've got 6 years of experience, that will help :)

Perfect dial in first shot !!

Super interesting. Got me intrigued if coffee shots really do that so vastly different by making such relatively small adjustments

Loving this espresso series so far. The only thing that I'm wondering about is over extraction. But maybe that is just what gives me sleepless knights XD

Like this series.

Really great video! thank you

I really like the format of the 'How I Dial In' series. Please keep them coming!

Nice one James!

These dial in videos are great, it really gives me insight into the thought process of an expert when they are dialing in. I also use the same Dual boiler which is great help. Thanks!

I just start coffee shop. Very help. Thank you

thankyou been waiting for a long time ~~

- super cool, more of these would be appreciated xo

Hi james loving your videos, i would appreciate a vid on the best espresso machine and seperate grinder combo for a budget of upto £1000

I am so Glad i found u Channel 👍👍greetz from Germany

4:50 Cries in Rancilio Silvia while temperature surfing...

I just watched your 2007 barista championship - and now that tamper is here too. Wild.

Thank you James, I'm late to getting to this series. I was given a Breville Barista as a second hand gift, and I was about to give up on the whole espresso stuff until I started watching your channel. I have done pour over coffer for the last couple years, and was ready to give up on coffee all together, seems like it's always bitter or sour and tastes like mud muck. Now I'm starting to understand why, thank you for inspiring me to keep working on a good cup of beans!

Wow, can’t believe you were getting espresso grinds with the Niche grind setting above espresso. Pretty sure I saw the metal indicator mid 20’s at 5:46m. Gotta love how different each coffee is

These videos make my day. Thank you James.

I have that exact coffee machine at home, it’s really great

I bet I couldn’t even taste a difference between the shots but I love watching this man

James- thank you for the informative and entertaining videos - I appreciate your willingness to share. I've been following along and my espresso has improved. There is one catch for me however, I have an olympia cremina 67 and do not have the ability to control temperature. Can you advise how I might adjust my process to dial things in on a lever machine? I am using scales, a reasonable grinder and the freshest beans I can lay my hands on. Thank you! PT

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this in the comments already but inside the advanced menu to this machine you can change the shot to volume based instead of timer based

Hello James... I would love to see your review of the sage barista express. Really want to see if I can get a two in one. I want to mention that I'm just getting into the coffee scene :)) and espresso making.

Still remember my first time dialling in. Drank every last drop of the first 5 shots, just to make sure I am getting everything right. Soon realized I can't keep doing that till I was done😂

Love this channel. Any “rules of thumb” on brew temperature relative to roast?

Good teaching

This is so intesting. I'd love James to come to my house and tell me what my coffee is meant to be like! 😂

hears notification bell: its gonna be a good Friday ((smirks))

Greetings, James. Just started watching your videos…quite informative and straight forward, thank you. Am just at the upper levels of the caffeine rabbit hole so have some work left to do. Have just started roasting at home and wondering if you have any home roasting advice? I’ve started SUPER old skool with the completely manual Nuvo ceramic roaster, so there’s still a rather large variance involved w temp readings using my infrared temp gun. Any and all advice is welcome. Cheers!

My setup! I feel proud ha

You should be able to change the programmable buttons from time to volume in the settings menu.

Hey James, I love your videos. Does your scale time and weigh the coffee? If so what are you using?

You know normal I would just buy and drink coffee but it’s just coffee but you make coffee really sophisticated and and super interesting and with crazy detail , like dude I just want to drink coffee ahhahaha keep up the good work

I would love to know your thoughts on this machine. I love your reviews

Great video, thank you. I wish we could see the puck after each extraction. Cheers.

Thanks James for your great videos; Whats your opinion on the Gauge on the dual boiler? Should we trust it when dialling in?